tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.comments2018-02-16T18:40:18.485-05:00Beth's BlogElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510120813220199735noreply@blogger.comBlogger992125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-84742961811539280362018-02-04T19:37:30.907-05:002018-02-04T19:37:30.907-05:00The pictures of the osprey are outstanding! I lov...The pictures of the osprey are outstanding! I love the one it is diving for it&#39;s fish. Keep sharing with us we really enjoy the pictures of the birds and everything else.Bettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504100270320213043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-75158033195370940222018-02-02T15:57:47.023-05:002018-02-02T15:57:47.023-05:00Sandy, I have tried both the green and the deep pu...Sandy, I have tried both the green and the deep purple and still haven&#39;t finished as you will see from my ongoing blogs the last few days. It isn&#39;t even up on the design wall now but I will get back to it. The pinwheel is rather dreary and the pinwheel was my last hope to make something out of that fabric. I should really work on the pretty mandalas that I have rather than try to create from the failures!!<br /><br />Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510120813220199735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-16323052153856270412018-01-29T19:13:55.988-05:002018-01-29T19:13:55.988-05:00Thanks Beth, for the blog!! We had a great day. ...Thanks Beth, for the blog!! We had a great day. You quilt looks amazing!!<br />Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05309299395257572590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-69689171083288435932018-01-26T21:30:03.991-05:002018-01-26T21:30:03.991-05:00Nice saves!Nice saves!The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-23766804763546876992018-01-26T17:23:39.451-05:002018-01-26T17:23:39.451-05:00You have probably already completed the pin wheel ...You have probably already completed the pin wheel piece. But to me, the wide border idea would be better if the green. It just seems to pull the colours out much better. But you see it in person, so it might just be the affect from my monitor.<br />SandySandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978514536651961190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-67037543626421959122018-01-25T11:36:05.693-05:002018-01-25T11:36:05.693-05:00Beth this is a wonderful post!! I feel like I did...Beth this is a wonderful post!! I feel like I didn&#39;t miss out so much by not being able to go. (I have the FLU) Please keep up the wonderful pictures and especially with the addition of explanations with each. LOVE IT!!DebbieWilliamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726836969426067996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-2661291929803705792018-01-05T12:14:54.213-05:002018-01-05T12:14:54.213-05:00Love how this looks but I know I don&#39;t have th...Love how this looks but I know I don&#39;t have the patience for making multiple blocks that are all the same. Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194992378512097699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-47230737081148663332017-12-29T16:17:30.125-05:002017-12-29T16:17:30.125-05:00Yes! I kept wondering why it seem so muddled..not ...Yes! I kept wondering why it seem so muddled..not clear snails like the pattern.<br />Are you going to carry on with this version? I think it looks very good now, and it doesn&#39;t have to go in the direction the photo shows.<br />SandySandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978514536651961190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-81286086030855507392017-11-23T12:25:34.107-05:002017-11-23T12:25:34.107-05:00I hope your daughter has time to rest. Sometimes t...I hope your daughter has time to rest. Sometimes these things hit you a few days later.<br />Sandy<br />Happy Thanksgiving.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978514536651961190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-26419355160053585842017-10-26T14:46:39.606-04:002017-10-26T14:46:39.606-04:00I just posted a long comment and it disappeared!! ...I just posted a long comment and it disappeared!! I don&#39;t wait 24 hours if I have a microwave available. I just wait until the ice all melts nicely. I will nuke it even after 24 hours of setting just as a fail safe especially if there is turquoise or basic blue which need some heat. I don&#39;t have a spare microwave down in NC which is where I dye in the winter.<br /><br />I have a Canon 80D with a 100--300 telephoto lens. I also have a Canon Rebel with a Tamron 17-300 lens (which is a lot cheaper). It does fairly well but not as well as my Canon lens. It takes some getting used to as the Canon lens is quite heavy but can get some really good shots with it! Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510120813220199735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-21489246634157070362017-10-23T15:06:35.541-04:002017-10-23T15:06:35.541-04:00Beth, I&#39;ve been thinking overnight, since I la...Beth, I&#39;ve been thinking overnight, since I last commented, that maybe the time after the ice has melted is when the temperature needs to be higher because this is when/how the dye sets. When you mentioned nuking the cloth for 4 minutes, do you still need to wait 24 hours for the dye to set? Do you just put the cloth in a plastic bag in the radar range?<br /><br />Thank you, BurnellSandhill cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222977533202001452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-55432959498805966502017-10-22T20:52:55.844-04:002017-10-22T20:52:55.844-04:00Beth, Wow, you continue to amaze me. Thanks for ...Beth, Wow, you continue to amaze me. Thanks for the ice dying examples and tips, very generous of you. Two questions: Why would it matter that the temperature be in the seventies when we are using ice anyway? What kind of a camera do you use for those close ups of birds?<br /><br />Burnell, another birding, ice-dying womanSandhill cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222977533202001452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-58380450541263710082017-10-02T18:22:10.116-04:002017-10-02T18:22:10.116-04:00What stunning photos, You are many talented. Irene...What stunning photos, You are many talented. Irene in Northern Irelandirene macwilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11758839710333575379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-11197648508869099932017-09-20T11:55:20.767-04:002017-09-20T11:55:20.767-04:00These are positively spectacular! And they look l...These are positively spectacular! And they look like you are having fun with them!carylhanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06868029009994706120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-74713589872417821152017-09-19T10:50:07.231-04:002017-09-19T10:50:07.231-04:00Are you going to be selling any of these?Are you going to be selling any of these?Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194992378512097699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-27115554261497954822017-09-10T11:33:50.291-04:002017-09-10T11:33:50.291-04:00Beautiful!Beautiful!Lori Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115354702539341484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-21181317225572097492017-09-09T21:07:40.162-04:002017-09-09T21:07:40.162-04:00Thanks for your nice words!! I love doing it but ...Thanks for your nice words!! I love doing it but a lot of the trick is in the prep work, folding and ironing the fabric precisely, especially with the small ones. I also use pfd fabric (Kona) which has a lower thread count although is a very firm hand. I may try some silk one of these days as well. I think some people also put too much ice on. It does take a lot of dye though!<br />Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510120813220199735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-64237579818266493072017-09-09T17:48:02.018-04:002017-09-09T17:48:02.018-04:00As usual they are brilliant and fascinating. I do ...As usual they are brilliant and fascinating. I do not know how you can bear to sell any of them. Most give the ice dyeing a go. Thank you for all the info you impart to us your readers. Irene in Northern Irelandirene macwilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11758839710333575379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-49465391558271669582017-08-27T21:09:33.964-04:002017-08-27T21:09:33.964-04:00Stunning as always! I&#39;ve been thinking about d...Stunning as always! I&#39;ve been thinking about doing some ice dyeing and different folds of the fabric. This is just the inspiration I need to follow through, provided I get some more fabric. ;-)The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-64638139559002480142017-08-25T13:18:35.376-04:002017-08-25T13:18:35.376-04:00Beth, you inspire me every time I see how much fun...Beth, you inspire me every time I see how much fun you have dyeing these pieces. I love the mandalas. Keep showing pushing the envelope. You are doing fantastic.GLADQUILTShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567294355838113348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-21378718210908920272017-08-25T04:46:14.177-04:002017-08-25T04:46:14.177-04:00Fascinating
You wrote----- the bottom pieces are a...Fascinating<br />You wrote----- the bottom pieces are always richly colored except on the sides where I haven&#39;t spread the dye far enough.<br /><br />If the bottom pieces were slightly smaller would that remove the white sides you talk about<br /><br />Totally intrigued about your layereing process.<br /><br />Irene in Northern Irelandirene macwilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11758839710333575379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-42389028601425485972017-08-18T18:03:14.551-04:002017-08-18T18:03:14.551-04:00Here is the post with a little more detail about m...Here is the post with a little more detail about my process -- https://quilterb-bethsblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/dyeing-dyeing-not-done-yet.htmlElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510120813220199735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-14446393822224635472017-08-18T18:00:32.768-04:002017-08-18T18:00:32.768-04:00The fuchsia is a very strong dye when used with ot...The fuchsia is a very strong dye when used with other MX dyes. I haven&#39;t tried overdyeing with indigo (although have used indigo by itself) but I suspect it acts more like a direct dye and is just covering over the fuchsia and that the gray you are getting is tending toward a dull gray with a lavender tinge. Fuchsia is almost the most difficult of the MX dyes to work with as it hits the fabric so quickly and doesn&#39;t even play well with other MX dyes.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510120813220199735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-66619344177763875032017-08-18T17:56:51.940-04:002017-08-18T17:56:51.940-04:00Leaf green is a very light yellow green. By the t...Leaf green is a very light yellow green. By the time you have halved the concentration of the intense blue 7 times, it has a concentration of about .01 % so the lightest color will almost be the color of the very light green. The 3% that I added to each one becomes a more and more concentrated overpowering the blue. It really isn&#39;t yellow although yellow and blue certainly make green. I think there is another blog post that illustrates how I do these gradations.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510120813220199735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-916682346234515921.post-50108600545477674632017-08-14T16:07:11.680-04:002017-08-14T16:07:11.680-04:00Hi Beth, looks like a ton of fun dyeing with frien...Hi Beth, looks like a ton of fun dyeing with friends. I have been taking workshops recently I came across a problem. After dyeing cotton with procion MX dye and allowing it to dry/I tried to over dye it with Indigo dye from Maiwa. After two dips in a new vat, I was very surprised/disappointed to get a grey washed out blue. It was a fuchsia color prior to the indigo dip(s). Will more dips improve this dusty grey? or is that how fuchsia reacts? Thanks for you consideration of my question.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04688343903677996660noreply@blogger.com